Definition
失色 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning to lose color or turn pale, either physically (fabric fading) or emotionally (face losing color from shock). It can also be used figuratively to mean being outshone or eclipsed in comparison. In the separated form, you insert a modifier or resultative between the verb and object: 失了色 ('lost color/paled'), 大失颜色 ('greatly lost color').
v.o.
(of a person) to turn pale (from fear, shock, or anxiety)(of color) to fadelose colorbecome discolored(figurative) to be outshonebe eclipsedpale in comparison
Examples
- ，失色。Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā dùnshí dàjīng shī sè.Hearing this news, she turned pale with fright.
- ，。Zhè zhāng jiù zhàopiàn yǐjīng shī le sè, biānyuán dōu huáng le.This old photo has lost its color; the edges are all yellow.
- ，。Zài zhè wèi dàshī de zuòpǐn miànqián, qítā huàjiā de huà quán dōu ànrán shī sè.In front of this master's works, the paintings of other artists all pale in comparison.
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